MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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